I never used to be afraid of lightning and thunder when I was younger. But now, at age 22, it really scares me. It doesn't make sense because I haven't witnessed anything scary (like someone being hit by lightning, etc). I'm actually afraid to sleep alone if there's lightning (like there is right now). I'm afraid it'll smash through the glass window and strike me. I know, pretty stupid, but I can't help it. I love rain actually. I'm just afraid of lightning. And thunder. How can I get rid of thise fear (to *** salt to injury, it's rainy season, Lol).
2006-09-17 17:21:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Um... I meant to type 'add' not the other word. Typo. LMAO.
2006-09-17 17:22:40 · update #1
To the guy who used to be afraid of ceiling fans, believe it or not, I had that fear too as a 13 year old. I thought the fan would lower itself and chop me to pieces. Lol.
And to the guy who just nonchalantly told me that a lightning strike can blow up my house and kill me... thanks a lot! LOL.
2006-09-17 17:30:05 · update #2
try hypnosis
2006-09-17 17:23:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practice this meditation:
Imagine you are sitting on a porch swing at night, and the sky is filled with floating, dancing white satin ribbons that appear, fly thru the sky, and dissappear again. And every time a ribbon appears, beautiful cymbal, xylophone, and drum sounds crash through the air. As time progresses, the ribbons come more frequently, and the percussion sounds are joined by an orchestra playing the "1812 Overture" by Tchaikovski. And then the ribbons and music wind down to a stop, and the sun comes out, and the sky is filled with rainbows!
Every time there is a storm, just think about those ribbons and music. If you can, buy a cd of the Overture, and play it whenever there is a storm...
I was afraid of thunder as a child, and my dad (a musician and pilot/meteorologist) would play the Overture and I'd dance around inside, trailing toilet paper "lightning"...
2006-09-17 18:59:40 · answer #2 · answered by Angela M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 01:08:07 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has anyone even been struck by lightning while sitting in their house? Lightning tends to strike taller more conductive things like trees or towers... not flat top wooden houses. And even if it DID hit your house, it's not going to blow through and hit you. Like this other person said, life is full of hazardous things, lightning should be the last thing your worried about. What are the chances of being struck by lightning even when your outside anyway? Like 1 in a million? Just stay inside when it's lightning out, you'll be fine.
2006-09-17 18:04:17 · answer #4 · answered by Sandfrog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not really a stupid phobia at all. Lightning can blow a huge hole through your house and kill you. Staying inside is the best you can do, and far safer than running around outside. Worrying about it won't help.
PS... When lightning hits a structure... Much of the energy tends to travel to the ground through parts of the structure. Less resistance that way than through air. But... A powerful bolt of lightning will sometimes blow a hole in a roof and travel straight through to the ground.
2006-09-17 17:25:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to feel the same way. I was terrified to be anywhere but my basement during a storm. If I had to drive I would nearly be in tears. A friend of mine made me sit on a sun porch during a storm. I was terrified! But I soon realized that it was pretty unlikely anything bad was going to happen.
It took some time, but now I am fascinated by the lightening. We have an window atrium around our fireplace. It gives us excellent views of the sky. I love to lay on the couch now and watch the storm.
Don't push yourself too hard, but slowly try to desensitize yourself..good luck!
2006-09-18 08:05:33 · answer #6 · answered by starrzfan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to have something similar to you when I was a kid.
I was afraid of ceiling fans...hahaha
Yeah. It's true.
I was afraid that the blades would snap off and hit me.
But what I did was,
I just told myself that it was perfectly safe.
It couldn't do me any harm...
and that goes the same for you.
You're safely nestled in your house...nothing can happen.
So everytime you get scared, just tell yourself that it's not a bad thing.
2006-09-17 17:24:41 · answer #7 · answered by kruzzz80 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
imagine your somewhere nice, peaceful and quite like the tropical islands of hawaiia. focus on your breathing. count every deep breath you take. keep doing this until you fall asleep. always works for me when i can't sleep. if this doesn't help, read or listen to music to get your mind off the thunder and lightning.
2006-09-17 17:25:50 · answer #8 · answered by sugar n' spice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually I would try desensitization.
Buy a cd with storm sounds on it
You'll know that the sounds aren't actually happening.
Run this every night until the next storm
See if it makes it routine enough to dismiss your worries.
2006-09-17 17:24:21 · answer #9 · answered by PreviouslyChap 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We are constantly surrounded by life-threatening hazards, and lightening is one of the least dangerous of these. Other people are the greatest threat, with deadly diseases coming in at number 2.
2006-09-17 17:25:01 · answer #10 · answered by martin h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi.. just gonna list ideas, hope one works.
go to niagra falls.. experience the ferocity of nature, on one of the boats, its awsome.
buy a little lighter, without the flint/scratchy mechanism, but with the clicky/pizo electric ignition, take off the top, thn start giving yourself little electric shocks, u can get a 4mm spark
buy one of those cool plasma balls, where the blue lightening, goes to your finger tips
try taking valerian, to chill you out and help u sleep
2006-09-18 00:18:18 · answer #11 · answered by yeah well 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋